Show-rack for harness



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O. C. SGHWANER.

SHOW RACK FOR HARNESS.

Patenized Dec. 8, 1885.

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snow RACK FOR HARNESS.

No. 331,827. PatentedDec. 8, 1885.

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CHRISTIAN C. SGHW'ANER, OF WINTERSET, IOWA.

SHOW-RACK FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,827, dated December 8, 1885.

Application filed November 17, 1884 Serial No. 148,165.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN G. SoHwANnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at W'interset, in the county of Madison and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Show- Rack for Harness, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a rack upon which harness may be displayed to the best possible advantage in a salesroom.

My invention consists in the construction and combination of an upright metal rod or tube having arms and hooks projecting from it, and pivoted so that it may revolve, and another shorter tube sliding upon it,also having arms and hooks. When the harness is hung upon this rack, the traces are hooked at their upper ends to the fixed tube and at their lower ends to the sliding one in such a manner that when other pieces of harness are hung upon the arms and hooks projecting from the sliding tube the traces will be stretched taut and held in shape.

Figure 1 of my accompanying drawings is a front view of the rack; Fig. 2, aside view of same; Fig. 3, a view of atripod which may be used to support the rack, and Fig. 4 aview of the rack in practical operation.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is a step secured to the floor of the salesroom. B is a bearing fixed to the ceiling or to a bracket projecting from the wall. Between this step and bearing is pivoted the rod or, preferably, tube 0.

Fixed to the upper end of the tube 0 is a sleeve, D, having arms E,which carry at their free ends a curved plate, G. This plate has books 9 projecting from it, the use of which will be hereinafterexplainrd. Below the arms E are books H.

I is a tube sliding upon the tube 0. It is slotted, as shown. Attached to the inner tube, 0, and projecting through this slot, is a hook, J. At its upper end the tube I has arms K and hooks L, which are parallel to hooks H on the upper end of the tube 0. At its lower end the tube I has arms M, extending at right angles to the arms K, and hooks (No model.)

mat the free ends of said arms M. lVhere it is impracticable to pivot the tube 0 by means of steps a tripod may be used, as shown in Fig. 3.

This rack is made to hold a double set of harness on each side. Fig. 4 is a front view of the rack in use, the other side being the same. In the example shown the hames are buckled together in pairs and hung upon the hooks H. The traces, attached to the hames at their upper ends, are hooked below to the hooksm. The oridles are hung over the plates B, the hooks 9 serving to prevent the crown piece from slipping off. The back-bands are hung upon the cross-piece K and the martingales on the hooks L. The check-lines are hung upon the hook J.

It will be seen that, owing to the construction of this rack,the traces are kept taut and all parts of the harness are displayed to good advantage. The rack being pivoted, the whole set can be examined by turning the rack.

The advantages of this manner of hanging a set oi harness will be obvious to all dealers in these goods, a great deal of rough handling by the customers being prevented by this device.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A revolving harness-rack composed of a pivoted perpendicular post or tube having arms and hooks at its top end, a second post or tube adapted to rotate with the pivoted post and also to slide vertically thereon, and to carry arms and hooks projecting laterally at its top and bottom, and a fixed step and hearing to support the complete rack,to operate in the manner set forth.

2. The combination of a pivoted post having fixed arms and hooks at its upper end adapted to support harness with a sliding tube or frame carrying fixed arms and hooks at its upper and lower ends, for the purpose specified.

CHRISTI AN 0. SOHWANEB.

Witnesses:

O. W. THOMPSON, Gno. W. HETZLY. 

